Which to use
“llevados” is a participle and “llevándose” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,674
- “llevados” frequency rank
- #19,478
- “llevándose” frequency rank
- 29152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevados | llevándose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de llevado, participio de llevar o de llevarse. | Gerundio de llevar, con el pronombre «se» enclítico. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set llevados and llevándose apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llevados is [ʝeˈβ̞að̞os] while llevándose is [ʝeˈβ̞ãn̪d̪ose]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llevados is recorded at frequency rank #9,674, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞að̞os]. llevándose is at rank #19,478, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞ãn̪d̪ose].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 29152, this pair ranks #218,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llevados vs llevándose
Shared letters: delosv. Private to "llevados": a. Private to "llevándose": ná.
"llevados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llevándose" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- llevados ← lelvados · levados · lleavdos · llebados · llevaddos · llevadoss · llevadso · llevaods
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering llevados vs llevándose
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “llevados”; for a verb, it's “llevándose”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “llevados” entry
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